The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-02


| ters.
NrNETY-SIx. s. C.. Feb. l. 1857.
| Mr.. T. A. Rudd died on last Sunday morn
ing mt his residence near Watts Ferry in
I.aurens county, of pneumonia. He was III,
ther.in-law to MIR. Preston Turner, well and
favorahly known here.
| 4 large lot Of Kentucky mules and horses
passed through Ninety-SiN one day last week.
enroute to Columbia.
JEFF Mcdonald, c"lored freight % hand or, on
in front Of Il moving frcisht box on last
Thursday morning and was instantly killed,
two cars running over his body. Trial JUS
tice Moore held inquest.
urai ion. Is absent on q tour OF the southern
! part Of the State.
| kafiir corn for sale, at 25 cents per pounu,
by james Rogers, Jr
a few mornings ago PROMINENT c3lorrcd
resident of our town was surprised TO hnd y
tombstone Mt his door. No one can tie found
man is very anXions to know what It mears.
We notice that Messrs Miller 4 McCasan
have been trading in stock, having bought
and sold tour mules IN the pas nmItn nMEr week: Constant
ly arriving, and for sale cheap, by Ninety SIX
merchants.
Fine farming lnnns for rent, by Mr.. James
River. River '''''''' 'e
Master J. Mac Turner has gone to Blrmlrg-
ham 10 try his luck. Johnnie Is g0ou boy
|
Maj H. p. Galphin has been drawn on the
Mr.. J. A. Moore is indusrously travelling
around, dealing in COWS. horses, &c. John IS
Il fine judge Of stock, and we hope he Will
make it pay.
Mr.. Gonzales. the enterprsing and affab;e
agent Of the Nc,os and Courier was in town
Ninety-Six is signal station, and Mr.
| Prohst, our efficient railroad agent, daily
floats his signal flags to the breeze.
We are glad to hear that Greenwood town.
ship carried the election on last Thursday, for
subscription. and we are alike gratihed TO
! hear that no Ninety-SiN man was there to In
terfere with Greenwood's business Moth.
| ing would have been more mortifying to us
| thun to have heard of dozen ol SO of Nine
| ty Six men standing around the polls trying
to vote, just because they had property In
Greenwood township, besides doing every
| thing they con!d to defeat the wishes Of q ma
i"rity of the legal voters Of Greenwood town.
ship.
Nincty-Six few days ngo, on his way home
| from Kentucky. He had pleasant trip, and
says stock of all kinds are high and scarce In
| the Blue Grass State.
passed down the railroad last week on n husi-
ness trip. and we heard clnmp OF four or
five men remark that he published the hest
country paper In the State. 1t Is very pleas
ant to he thus talked about.
The many friends Of Col. Aiken regret t.
henr of his continued serious Illness. We
had hoped lie would secure and yet be spared
| many days.
MeSsrs. Susong & Co have commenced
work and the doubling Thomases will now he
disappointed, for VIC verify believe there are
many ir our community who hoped this
The Rev. W. G. Neville was in town last
week visiting his sister. Mrs. Qunrlcs.
Mr. is. King has moved into his new shop
on the South side. and will be glai tn see oil
| of his friends who want anything In the
| blacksmith line
Mr. George NJ. Anderson has set ont row
shaHe trees hdre of his ms viii
| follow his example.
| Ctpt G. r. Jackson. one Of thr Directors OF
the Atlantic, Grccnville and Western Eaii-
| road, informs us that his Company have am
| ple means to build their rond into Tennessee.
and that 1t is q matter Of only short time
when we can take breakfast at y nrty'SiX
and snpper Mt LoniSvilir' kentucky ANA
Col. w. Scott Allen, of Edgch"ld, and his
wife and daughter, were In town last week
| shopping.
is great deal Of pneumonia In Cross Hin
! township, LaurpnS county.
Farmer, merchant and postmaster. Ecnch-
am, is busy sowing oats He SAYS he Is gong
! to "make q spoon or spoil horn
| Mrs. w. II. Purk kcrson, who has been very
| Ill, j. cOnva eScing. w
What about the Teachers Institute? Will
the authorities allow it TO die ont. We hope
moi Nothing is worth more TO the cause OF
education than this Institute. We hore II
will I've revived and placed on Il sure footing.
Our school, under the control and direction
of Prof j. G. Cork, assisted by MISS Glass, Is
| In n f1ourshing condition. Nine!y-SiX al
ways supports II good school. Yet she claims
! to he neither the Athens or Atlanta VI South
| Carolina.
Little Tell Rice. three years old. snn Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Rice Jr., died on the :Oth ult
| He was tho victim Of that dreadful enemy 0l
! the young, dipthcria. The snrrC"ing pm
rents have The sympathy of the entire conf
Mr. G. l.. Kinnrd has gone to Augusta on
| business.
| Last Saturday was rainy day. .Nevrrthe.
! loss. our merchants had fine trade: ana con-
siderable cotton was brought in.
| One Of our citizens. who Is not q nicmhcr OF
| the Farmers Cub either, had 9,ON9 pounds or
| Petrrkin cot ON ginned last week which yield
ed $50 pounds net, or about 42N per cent. OF
| lint for weight OF seed cotton write tc East
End" for pure seed. -,
Mr. Mortimer Sans, of Gaf1noy city. Who
has becn visiting his uncle, Mr.. Z. L. Roberts,
| has returned to his home.
Mr. G.. &. Mcrriwcther has been drawn upon
! the iury-Srcond week.
| Prof Geo. {. Hodges, of Greenwood, YVES III
town last week
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Griffin, Of the flourish
ing town of Bradley, were In town lately, at
tending the wedding of Mr.. j. c. Griffin.
Mrs. Orchard and Miss Orchard, of Column
bin, are visiting Mr.. I. & LtpscnmhS family.
MIR. Henry Hill, formerly of this place but
now of Johnston, was in town Yesterday
Never in the history Of Ninety-ilN town.
shin have so many red oats been sGwn III the
EAST END.